3 definitions found

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

granule

noun: a tiny grain

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:

Granule \Gran"ule\ (gr[a^]n"[-u]l), noun [L. granulum, dim. of granum grain: cf. F. granule. See {Grain} a kernel.] A little grain; a small particle; a pellet.

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

57 Moby Thesaurus words for "granule": ace, atom, bit, breccia, dab, debris, detritus, dole, dot, dram, dribble, driblet, dwarf, farthing, fleck, flyspeck, fragment, gobbet, grain, granulet, gravel, grit, groat, hair, handful, iota, jot, little, little bit, minim, minimum, minutiae, mite, modicum, molecule, mote, nutshell, ounce, particle, pebble, pinch, pittance, point, sand, scruple, shingle, smidgen, smitch, speck, spoonful, spot, thimbleful, tiny bit, tittle, trifling amount, trivia, whit

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